Mission: To maintain an educational, supportive, and safe environment that encourages the life-long learning necessary to reach one's full potential in becoming a productive and responsible citizen in our ever changing society.
575 Centerville Road,
Warwick, RI, 02881 Introduction: Warwick is the second largest city in Rhode Island that has a population of 85,808. Samuel Gorton founded Warwick in 1642 and is a landmark to Rhode Islands history. There are a total of 308 public schools in Rhode Island and a total number of 148,474 students. In the District of Warwick has total number of student 11,139 and has a total number of teachers of 1,210. In this city belongs a high school named Toll Gate High School. Toll Gate High School is home to 1,123 student and 95 teachers in total. Community Background: The population in Warwick is not considerably diverse. In Warwick there are a 78,480 estimated Caucasians which is 93.4% of the community compared to Rhode Islands 873,125 which is 82.8%.The Asian race is the next most prominent group at the rate of 2,116 estimated population in Warwick. Of the total population of 1,674 African Americans are estimated living in Warwick. Only 1, 812 Hispanics are estimated living in Warwick compared to 118,904 estimated in the state. As you can see, the statistic of this is drastically showing that more Caucasians live in the city of Warwick and most likely they populate most of the High Schools. In Warwick a high estimate of families have median household income. They are above the comparison of the state of Rhode Island in median households income, median family income, and per capita income. Warwick has a percentage of 3.9% of families below poverty level. Its rate is more than half of the estimated 7.9% of Rhode Island.
Warwick
Rhode Island
Median household income
60,731 estimate
55,327
Median family income
73,628 estimate
71,081
Per capita income
30,498 estimate
28,551
Families below poverty level
3.9%
7.9%
District Summary: In the District of Warwick total number of students is 11,139 and a total of 1,210 teachers. As a comparison the number of student and teachers is a great difference. Do to this result a number of students are not a t the required level of mathematics. They do in fact meet the required average in reading and writing. The revenue and funding of the District f Warwick is 119.7 million while the state is $1.1 billion. Only 25% of the students in the district are eligible for subsized lunch program. A total of 75% are not eligible. A total of 83.6% of Warwick District students are in other public schools compared to 83.7% of Rhode Island. School Analysis: Toll Gate High School is has rates in reading and writing because the do not have a high number of bilinguals or students in ESL.
Warwick District
Toll Gate High School
Students receiving ESL or bilingual education services
Non recipients-99% English Language- 1% Bilingual- 0%
Non recipients- 99% English Language- 1% Bilingual- 0%
Students receiving special education services
Non recipients- 82% Self contained- 5% Geo with supports- 13% Homebound- 0%
Non recipients- 83% Self contained- 3% Geo with supports- 14% Homebound- 0.1%
Conclusion: As you can see student are doing average when in fact they are being given the tools to do greater. Former student Stephanie Santos states, “ I believe Toll Gate High School was an awesome school to be at but I know if I would have gone to a school like East Greenwich I know I would have done better.” Looking at the statistics of this school and how some students reacted. Just may be the schools are not focusing on the individuals but on the group. Reference: Information Works - http://www.inforworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/default.asp
Information Works! (2009). Using Information: District Demographics and Indicators. Retrieved October 19, 2010, Information Works! Website: http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu
Mission:To maintain an educational, supportive, and safe environment that encourages the life-long learning necessary to reach one's full potential in becoming a productive and responsible citizen in our ever changing society.
575 Centerville Road,
Warwick, RI, 02881
Introduction:
Warwick is the second largest city in Rhode Island that has a population of 85,808. Samuel Gorton founded Warwick in 1642 and is a landmark to Rhode Islands history. There are a total of 308 public schools in Rhode Island and a total number of 148,474 students. In the District of Warwick has total number of student 11,139 and has a total number of teachers of 1,210. In this city belongs a high school named Toll Gate High School. Toll Gate High School is home to 1,123 student and 95 teachers in total.
Community Background:
The population in Warwick is not considerably diverse. In Warwick there are a 78,480 estimated Caucasians which is 93.4% of the community compared to Rhode Islands 873,125 which is 82.8%.The Asian race is the next most prominent group at the rate of 2,116 estimated population in Warwick. Of the total population of 1,674 African Americans are estimated living in Warwick. Only 1, 812 Hispanics are estimated living in Warwick compared to 118,904 estimated in the state. As you can see, the statistic of this is drastically showing that more Caucasians live in the city of Warwick and most likely they populate most of the High Schools. In Warwick a high estimate of families have median household income. They are above the comparison of the state of Rhode Island in median households income, median family income, and per capita income. Warwick has a percentage of 3.9% of families below poverty level. Its rate is more than half of the estimated 7.9% of Rhode Island.
In the District of Warwick total number of students is 11,139 and a total of 1,210 teachers. As a comparison the number of student and teachers is a great difference. Do to this result a number of students are not a t the required level of mathematics. They do in fact meet the required average in reading and writing. The revenue and funding of the District f Warwick is 119.7 million while the state is $1.1 billion. Only 25% of the students in the district are eligible for subsized lunch program. A total of 75% are not eligible. A total of 83.6% of Warwick District students are in other public schools compared to 83.7% of Rhode Island.
School Analysis:
Toll Gate High School is has rates in reading and writing because the do not have a high number of bilinguals or students in ESL.
English Language- 1%
Bilingual- 0%
English Language- 1%
Bilingual- 0%
Self contained- 5%
Geo with supports- 13%
Homebound- 0%
Self contained- 3%
Geo with supports- 14%
Homebound- 0.1%
As you can see student are doing average when in fact they are being given the tools to do greater. Former student Stephanie Santos states, “ I believe Toll Gate High School was an awesome school to be at but I know if I would have gone to a school like East Greenwich I know I would have done better.” Looking at the statistics of this school and how some students reacted. Just may be the schools are not focusing on the individuals but on the group.
Reference:
Information Works - http://www.inforworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/default.asp
Information Works! (2009). Learning and Achievement: Accountability. Retrieved October 14, 2010, Information Works! Website: http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/pdf/accountability/01106H-acco.pdf
Information Works! (2009). Safe and Supportive Schools: Students’ Point of View. Retrieved October 14th, 2010. Information Works! Website: http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/state/pov-high.pdf
Information Works! (2009). Using Information: District Demographics and Indicators. Retrieved October 19, 2010, Information Works! Website: http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu